Respicio wants attorney pulled from Port case

Feb. 26, 2013

Employees fired: Port Authority of Guam then-acting General Manager Joanne Brown speaks during a Port board meeting in Piti on Dec. 14, 2012. Brown was hired in the midst of a series of firings. The employees who were fired now are fighting the administrative action with the Civil Service Commission. Pacific Daily News

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Cameron Miculka
Pacific Daily News

A local senator wants a special prosecutor assigned to the investigation of Port Authority of Guam employees terminated from their position.

Sen. Rory Respicio yesterday wrote to Attorney General Leonardo Rapadas making the request, citing concerns that staff from the Office of the Attorney General were interfering with due process.

Respicio argued that Assistant Attorney General Nelson Werner was placing "undue influence over the case and is a clear attempt to influence (Civil Service Commission) members."Workers' compensation ...